The people. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 1877-1884, February 28, 1878, Image 1
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Special Requests.
1. In writing lo ftiv officn on business r.1-
W»y» ftirc y»ur nstne anti Tost Office address
It V- ‘2 itusin^jis letters »nd tjoinniuoieutiomi W
w be fmMietifvl slioitid be written on separate
, .ikt'ft*" » n < 1 ‘1>? oljrct ffl eacb plesrly indi
cated by necessary note wben required^, :
8. Articlesfor pt.biKation should be writ
ten in a clear legible hand and on only one
tide of the page, v * \
4. All ch.-inpes in n'hortinenients must
rciudi us Dti Fi i'lay.
Travelers’ Guide. v
Soutli Cnrelina Railroad.
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• CHANGE OF BCHEDULK.
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Cii AmtEsrojt, Jfortmber 10, 1877/ ’
On and after Sunday, next, the South
Carolina Rail/oad wilt be run as fpUcws:
* jtoa arqtisTi,'
■ • . a ' _ ; ■ • ^ .
(Sunday morning excepted), t
l.eare Charleaten . . 0 00 a. jn. 7 20p. m.
Arrire Augusta . . 6 COj>. n. 6 16 a. m.
roa coiCJteiA,
t, (Sundny morning excepted),
V • :tk J V*
Leave Charleston . . b 00 a. in. 9 60 p m.
ArriveatColmnbia. il 00 p.m. 8 45 a. at.
) * raa cH*Bi.rstoN,
(Sunday morning excepted)/
Leave Angusta ... 8 80 a. m. 9 30 p m.
Arrive at Charleston 4 20 p.m 8 00 a. ,m-
Leave-Columbia . . 6 80 p. m. 7 Mp.m*
Arrive Charleston . 12 oightaudG 15 a. m.
Summerville Train,
(Sundays excepted)
! Leeve Ptunjnerville
•Arrive at Charleston
l.enve Charleston
Arrive at Summerville »
7 40 a m
8 40 a m
8 15 p m
4 25pm
rule
Breakfast, Dinner and Snpperat Bronchvl
Camden TVain ~
t • ‘ L. ■ .
.Connect* at Kingsville daily (Sunday* excep
ted with day passenger train to and from
Charleston. Ibumenyers frppi Csmden to Co
4umhta can tro through without detention on
Mondays, 'Wednesday* and Friday*, aftd
^Vom Columbia to Camden on Tuesday*,
^liursdaya and Saturdays by connection
hrith day passenger train.
Day and night trains connect at Augusta
with (Iforgia Railroad and Central R nil read.
This route is the quickest and most direct
to Atlanta, Na*hviMe, LouisvilTe,Cincinnati,
Chicago, £t Louts and other points in the
Northwest.
\ Night trains for Angtisl* connect closely
.with the fast mail train via Macon ami Au-
gio-tn Railroad for Macon. Columlms, Montr-
gomery. Mobile, New Orleans and points in
Jibe Southwest. (Thirty-six hours to New
Qxleans^,., . ...
Day twins for Columbia. connwet obwely
,with Cliariotte Uailroad for all p-ims North
inaking quick time nnd no deiays. (Forty
hour* to New York.) , , (
. The trains on the Giecnville and Colnr.ibia
and Spartanburg and Union Railroads con
fleet closely with the train which leaves
Charleston ®t 500 a m, and returning they
connect in same manner with tho train Which
leave* Columbia for Charleston at 5 30 p m
t Laurens Railroad train connects*! Newberry
on Tuesdays; Thttrsdsya and Saturdays.
. Blue Rbtge Railroad train runs dai y, con
necting with no and down trains on Green
ville and Columbia Rail' fnd.
b. S SOLOMONS, .
■" Sttpcrintendcni.
S. R. Piccfs", General Ticker Agent.
^avaiuuih :*ir1 t hn J ts!‘ a Co.
CHANGE or M'rr.TUTLR. /
CnAUL!»TOK, y.. -fan. 5, IS7A.
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Barnwell c. h.. s. c., Thursday, February 28. im.
Ml 26.
THE THIEVES’ CARNIVAL.
The Bcport of the Committee on Frauds.
, [New* and Courier.]
The committee reapectfully teVito
attenllon to the evidence and vouch-;
ers aofcmltted.with this report udder
the head of “8upplle8.’ > The abuses
have been so great, and dt such a pal
pable nature that, the most credulous
person would hardly believe that such
frauds could be perpetrated under the
forms of legialatiop, History falls to
cite an instance whlah t^ao be com-,
pared to such a carnival of fraud and
extravagance as has been held in
South Carolina, by and through the
}urcha&e of supplies for the members
of the General Assembly. In this
connection, we submit a number of
the accounts against th State ; also a
few of .ttJe individual qcoounts of
THE AVEBACK. “BTATESMAH”
of South Carolina, under the late
regime. We not only make the as
sertion, hut we present the proofs,
thatthe whole country may see how
one of “The Old Thirteen”- has been
robbed and laid prostrate through
Ignorance on one side, and corrupt
adventurers on,t^e other. Our report
is necessarily elaborate ; tho charges
are sq grave that we deem it unwise
to make them unless we substantiate
them by evidence which no one can
donbt.
If the simple statemqpt was made
that senators and members of the
’frouse were furnished with everything
they desired, from swaddling clothes
■£* • ‘ r;
Mm
ao<l
CRADLE TO THE CorPIN
of the undertaker, from brogans to'
chignons, fluest.exfracts to best wines
SEVEBAL DEMOCRATIC aEVATOBS.
Such accounts came to 1>e regarded as
privileged inatters, and the Senate
rule requiring all reports to lie over
one day was generally suspended and
tho report considered at once and the
accounts ordered to be paid .without a
dissenting voice. Senators left their
accounts with the chairman of the
committee on contingent accounts.
When settled in this\way they were
generally returned to senators re
ceipted.” ^ ^
We And that there was A regular
Ayhtem by Which these accounte were
passed upon by the Senate and House
through the manipulations of the com
mittee on .contingent accounts. The
following examples *111 sufflfte.:
The committee would report that
they had considered the account of A,
B and O (which were honest claims)
and found them correct, and wonld
recommend that they be paid ; but af-
tet the last name on the accounts we
In most instances found the ominous
words “and others” or “sundries and
others,” which being.. interpreted
meant “fraud.” Woodruff continuing
says: “The committee tp. audit the
contingent expenses of the Senate
claimed the right to order what they
pleased and include it In theli; report
under the name of “sundries and oth
ers.” ■
Jones, in bis qvldenoe speaks of
them as #
“dtram Aboopyrrs,” ; .
and says that they were generally
paid under the head of “and others.”
Your committee And It necessary to
cliiaeifly.the various supplies furnish
ed in order tha^you may perceive the
magnitude of the robbery and the
ruthless expenditure of the-taies te
and liquors, and all paid for by the jg-oyide {or pleasure *and comfort
State, it would create a smile of doubt
and derision ; but when we make the
statement end prove It by several wit
nesses and tho vouchers found In the
i ffioes of the clerkVof the Senate and
House, nil will with sorrow admit the
truthfulnesa of tbe report. Bor your
guidance we deem it essential to place
under appropriate h^ads the class of
supplies and the evidence referring
tberto. *
We flret call youF”nltentinn to the
evidence of Jtr. Woodruit who was
cleric of the Senate at that time, and
necessarily oogulfcant tt everything
concerning ‘he furtiLbing of supplies.
He says: “uader tho h^atl of suppli-s
was niibraocd everything that a Sen
ator choyee to order. These orders
were generally given through the
l’! H-t'V*
‘he
Depot of
I
Lewe- Charle-ton
WrHye *t S*>*iY
I r.fivb NiLvAmn'.!
Arriro Cliitrfet'tofl
Ai'f wrn'' loti: tt jVait!
J.envr. !-k*rlf-!on
A rri ve *» A e£a*lft -
Arrive 1’ort Royal -
Arrive?*T»nni*lF - -
Leave Mavuunak
l^ave AnguM*
l.cnve Port Royal
Arrive Charle*ton -
2 ]. r > a. m.
9 00 ft. tn~
o 00 p. ra.
J1 CO p. nr/
(>/,>/« F.xeepttd.
8 no *'. ip.
15 p. in .
iNtp. m.
M Wi a.
7 80 a. m
10 20 a. m.
6 80 p. m.
Right Paurngtr, Sunday* Freepted.
I^ave Clwirlcston “ -
Arrive Port Royal -
Arrive Savannah
I.envc Sav.tnnali
Leave Auguela •
Arrivv*' harlcston*
- 8 50 p. in.
- 6 45 a. m.
- 7 ^6 a. m.
- 10 00 p. ra.
» 9 00 p. m.
• 8 45 a. m.
FaM mail train wilt, only etop nt Adaraa
Biin.Tcinassce. Orulmniville and Montei'fi.
Accommodation train will stop at all aia*
[ion* on ttii* road and muKc* close epnnoction
/or August a and Port UyjSl and ail stations
on the Port Royal Railroad,. • ^ ,, , ...j
Fast mail make* connection for points in
Florid* and Georgia. t
G. 8. GADSDEN, Engr. and SupL
F. C.BoTLeroN^Q. F. andT. Agent.
WILMINGTON; COLUMBIA AND
AUGUSTA RAILROAD. /
Gkxkbal Passkxgf.r Dipaftmknt,
CoLuaniA, S.C., August <5, 1877.
The following Schedule Will be operated on
' after thia date :
Night F.xprtn Train—Daily.
of our statesmen 1 tinder the class of
•■Refreshments,” we ask attention to
these facts,: .A room in tbe state
house was fitted up wherln to serve
“wince, liquors, eatables and cigars,”
to State officials, Senators and mem
bers of the Houee, and their friends
at all hours of the -day and night.
Woodruff’s evidence Is that the largest
hills were rendered for refreshment?,
Including the Scst liquors and cigars,
which were served up in a rqom
adjoining that of the clerk of the Sen
ate, and kept open at all hours, and
was visited dally by State officials,
yu<iges,. seaatoftf, members of the
House, lawyers, editors, newpaper re
porters, and cltiz a ns generally, irres
pective of party, and that they dls
cussed raattere State and National, in
clerk, and ike sqeobuts were rendered th e most agreeable tnnnner over tbeir
against the clerk Of the Senate. At
Hret the orders were moderate, sml iu
eluded'-only stationery and postage
stamps, but they gradually increased
hntH they assumed glguntlJ propor-
tlons. Iu the cmumrmbhKbt of this
bueimssof furnishing members they
gave orders ou the deiks to deduct,
the amount from their pay; but very
soon the orders laigtly exceeded |hcir
I ay,-»nd the accounts were then inclu
ded In the report of tbe committee ou
contingent Accounts, and pay cortifL.
ates thus issued for every description
ormerhhandise. In addition to this,
pay cKtificates. were drawn and turhed
' to the chairman 6f the cognpilttee
sparkling glasses. Not satisfied w;ith
tlic estafillslrracnt of a b.ir in the cap
ital, they cmplcycd a porter who had
charge of tbe refreshment, room.
The porter states that, for *iv yemA
the state-house bar was generally
over
on contlngebt^accounts for collection
and distrtbutlbql 1 As th< se matters
became common, the senators Claimed
that f ' . N. ,
ALL THETB EXPENSES EHbtJLD BE PAID -
by the Btate, or in the language of
senator O. P. Leslie, “the State had no
right to be a State unless she could
—*K '**p%g**.' .
pay and take care of her statesmen.*’
Mr. WoOdrpff says,and the .vouchers
and certificatce prove,, that “gratilica-
tion’’ certificates were frequently used
for the beuflt of the seoatorB, Sena
tors Jcrvcy and Gaillard, of Charles
ton,' and senator Cain,of Edgefield,' also
corroborate v this testimony and ac
knowledge that they received a por
tion of the fraudulent certificates thus
issued. A. £>. Jones clerk of the House,
testifies that supplies were furnished
under the head of “Legislative expen
ses, sundries and stationery,” and in-
dnded refreshments, for committee
rooms, groceries, clocks, horses, car-
risges, dry goods, carpets, and furni
ture of every description, and tnjjs-
cellaneouB articles of merchandise for
the personal use of.the members.
Y ur committee find upon examina
tion of the vouchers in the treasurer’s
office that in - ^
ONE SESSZOf ’
», ihere were expended, under the roa-
peciii'e
C.OISU NORTH.
Leave Columbia
Leave Florence
Arrive at Wilmington
11 15 p, m.
. 2 40 a. m-
. 6 82 a, m.
G 00 p. m.
10 02 p. m.
1 25 a. m.
OOUtO 80UTg^
Leavo Wilmington
Leave Florence - «.
Arrive at Colnmhia • .
Tbis Train is Fuel Express, making through
connection*, oil rail. North ant) South, and
Waterline connaction via Portsmouth. Sto
only at Eastover, Sumter, TimmonsviUe,
Florence, Marion, Fohf Bluff, Whiteville anti
Flemtnpon. .
Through Tickets *ol4 and ba?g*g<
od to oil principal poiuU. PuUman Sleepera
on night
Through Freight
Train—Daily,
day*.) jv.
except Sun-
ooixr. nokth.
Leave ColunHiia
L«»ve Fit renee.
at tt'ilm.rtgton.
6oyso so'3th.
6 00 p. nr.
4 30 a. m.
12 00 re .
30
2 85
10 10
I^ave Wilraihgtotj, . •
Liave Florence . . * .
Arrive at Columbia > .
Local Ft eight Train leaves Columbia Tncs-
4»y, I hursdny anA^jalunUj only, at 6 a. m.
Arrives at Florence at 8 80 p. m.
3. POPE, O. F. AT. A.
L. f, WCV1NE, fe .jferintendeut.
dries” and “Incidental Expenses,” not
than three hundred and fifty
dollars, one hundred nd
twenty-five thousand of which were
spent for refreshments, Including the
finest wines, liquors and cigars.
We can prove how uotversarty this
system of fraud was practiced and
Tied oftt by tho bills and individual
2 30 n w ^ on °* we sub I n H with the re-
•') u. m! porl. and the evidence of ekrks Wood-
v m. ruff and Jones and sergent-at-arms
Williams.
Woodruff testifies that “t|te prac-
opened at fi oclock In the morning, and
kept open from 2 to 4 the next morning;
that during that time sortie one was
constantly there' eating, drinking or
smoking, and that Sunday formed no
exception to the rule. He says : He
never saw a bar-room equal to the
state-house refreshment room for
drinking, smoking and talking, and
that a large majority of the members,
who assembled in the- room were re
publicans, but that democratic sena
tors and representatives were there
also. He mentioned the names of
senators %
BIRMANN AND HOLCOMBE ,
and representative R. M. Smith as
dally, visitorsi “that many of the
mem here would be at the room before
breakfast hunting a drink or eye-
opener.” He could not estl rn^te the
exact amouht of liquor drank, but as
serted that It averaged several gollons
per day, With a considerable amount
of wine, ale and porter thrown in.
The beat cigars and wines were fur
nished, and that often what he con
sidered a good article would be reject
ed. He could not keep a sufficient
amount of cigars on hand to supply
tbe.demfltQd, as many of them .
FILLED ONE OB TWO OF THEIR POCKETS
upon leaving and would frequently
carry off a bottle of champagne in the
same way. * ]Je is porter now, and
says that no refreshments are served,
as that business stopped when Gov
ernor Hampton took charge of the
state-house. . k ...
It will be obsefved that the State
furnished a room, a porter and re
freshments for our “statesmen” while
thfcy were plotting hpw to rob the peo
ple they pretended to r^resent; ready
to-rote for any,inca8aT& ihat wouTd
enrich themselves at the public ex
pense. In addition to t^e refresh-
Jones says tho most extravagant ac
counts were rendered for refreshments
for committee rooms, and that be
found It useless to remonstrate. ■
Sergeant-aUarms Williams testifies
that tbe House did not keep a refresh
ment ropm, but be was ordered to buy
wines, liquoA, &c., for the members,
and that he did buy them from, Mr.
.Gibson and Mr. Solomon, His evidence
is corroborated by Mr. Gibson, and the
orders given him. ...
Among the members thus furnished
wq find the names of l*. Hurley, mem
ber frpm Charleston ; P. Slmk ins, from
Edgefield; D. Boston, from New
berry ; James A. Bowley, of George
town ; Speaker 8. J. Lee, of Aiken.
We submit a .specimen order given to.
Mr. Gibson, for - ^
JAMES A. BOWLEY,
which was delivered In one day ; “One
box champagne, one box port wine, one
box whiskey, one hot brandy, one hot
sherry wine, three boxea cigars.” Mr.
Bowley was one of tbe leading colored
members of the House, and chairman
of tbe committee of ways and means,
and it is easy to understand why he
reported favorably upon the enormous
tax-levies and appropriation, bills of
the House. We append an order to
Mr. Gibson from Rev. W. H. Thomas,
member from Colleton, and chairman
of the committee on claims: "Mr.
Gibson, there is a mistake, the order
calls for two boxes of wine, pleabesend
the other. W. H. Thomas.”
. Mr. Clboon in his evidence says
“He was paid in Legislative pay cer
tificates for all supplies, and that he
only furnished the best articlee.” We
also refer to tbe evidence of Wm. M
Fine, who kept a restaurant in this
city, abd Who says be furnished sup
plies consisting of “eatables, Yjlnee, li
quors and cigars to different Legisla
tive commitwes, for which he received
pay certificates, and that the largest
amount Issued to him, at one tUne, for
these supplies was $1,800,”
HABDY SOLOHON, ", ■
a dealer in groceries, has numerous
large accounts among, the vouchers.
He testifies that be furoishod Wood
ruff and Jones with supplies, but not
as clerks of their respective houses,
and that he was paid,by the State
treasurer on presentation of the pay
certificates, which were Issued to biqa
for his account^ In connection with
the evidence of Mr. Solomon, we call
attention to h s itemized tu e >unt which
was sworn to by him, and annexed to
hie evidence under the head of “Sup
plies,” wherein appears the names of
the following persons to*
furnished • * •’*.
“kefkeriiments
F. R. Jacobs, Senators John Wilson,
W. E. Holcombe, D. Biemann, J. H.
White and G. L. Haym*, Governor R.
K. Scott, Comptroller-General John L.
Neagle, Lieutenant Governor Ransier,
State Treasurer Niles G. Parker.
Speaker?.I. Moses, Representatives
C. O. J5oweo, J. Felder Myers, 8. L.
Duncan,. R. H. Humbert, Dr, B. A
Bosemoo, — Miller, McLaogbHfii John
B. Dennis, j. Byas, W. 8. McKinlay, R.
M. Smi^HfeiH. Jones, Nelson Davis
and Ge^^Tllliara Gurney, county
treasurer of Charleston.
Yoin#8Ynmlttce also find on the ex
amination of this Item'zed account and
tho evidence adduced before us that
Messrs. Jones and Woodruff made pay
ments on several occasions by check
and cash ; nevertheless, on examining
the payments made by the State
treasurer to Mr. Solomon, on pay cer
tificates issued to him, it is shown that
he has drawn six thousand dollars oter
and above bis entire account, and,
worse still, these certificates were all
Issued before the first of March, 1873,
after which time he was, paid otherwise.
We also find that In the year 1872
there was issued t# him $21,380.60,
while his itemized accotfbt shows that
there was only due him for the years
1871 and 1872, $11,203.48, proving that of
he was paid $13,177.02 over the amount
claimed to have been furnished by
him. Comment is unnecessary.
• H » SrECTMEN STEALS.
We know of no better method of il
lustrating the reckless expenditure of
money fpr this class .of supplies than
by referring to the accounts rendered,
some of whhJh will be found appended
to the Evidence, and we sail attention
to accounts designated “Exhibit W 2”
and “W S 51 jri Woodruff’s evidence,
where It is shown that on March i,
1872, Solomon famished ths Senate
tmi WWtthof wfnSi end *?**
ments furnished at tbe state-house,
large quantities of wines, liquors and
cigars, and other things were sent to
the hotels, boarding houses and res
idences of State officials, senators,
members and their friendc. This is
by the vouchers and accounts the evidence of A. O. Jones, desi
tracted tor the “gratification” of our
“statesmen” were promptly paid, while
the vilest criminals were pardoned to
keep them, from starving, and turned
out Upon an.outraged people ; the un
fortunate inmates of the Lunatic Asy
lum were at the same time suffering
from want of proper food’ and cloth
ing ; the free schools were closed and
teachers unpaid. These fraudulent
expenditures were „ - <'% si
NOT CONFINED TO ANT PARTICTJLAB YEARt
as will appear by the vouchees turned
over to your committee. We now call
attention to the accounts of George
Syminers, mentioned in the evidence
of Mr. Woodruff designated “A A,”
“A B,” “A O,” “A H,” aggregating $3,-
157.80, from March 1,1871, to the 7th
day of same month, amounting to more
than four hundred and fifty dollars
psr day, for wines and liquors for the
Senate alone. The evidence and vouch
ers'are not confined to Solomon, Fine,
Gibson and Symmers, hut prove that
Messrs. Cooper and Taylor, Wm. Ken
nedy and Joseph Taylor, cltlaens of
Columbia, also furnished supplies of
the same character^
This trade was : V
NOT OONKNED TO COLUMBIA,
as is shown by thevouebers of Messrs,
kllnck, Wlckenberg & Co., of Charles
ton, and others, or to tbe State, as
proved by tbe accounts of Kuhn & Co.,
of Philadelphia, dealers in wines and
liquors. > • » •
THE PRICES PAID
for these supplies were most extrava
gant. In Woodruff's evidence there is
an account designated as No. 11, in
which Mr. Symmers charged $20 per
gallon for brandy ; sherry wine, $10;
whiskey, $8; cigars, $10 per hundred.
In tbe itemized account of Mr. Solo
mon the prices are equally uncon
ocionable. Lager beer, $4 30 per dok>
en; brandy, by tbe dozen, (quarts'
$40; cigars, $20 per hundred ; ebam
pogne, $40 by the case ; port »ifie, $40
per doz^n. An e$Umats, «^ot be
formed of. the amount of wines, liquors
and cigars used in a single session, but
enough is shown l»y the bills rendered
and*thfc psy oertifleaten Issued to dem
oudtrate that to have used all that was
purchased, every member of the House
and Senate musthaveconsumed
ONE GALLON PEE DAT;
with a few extra bottles of als and
wiuo thrown in, and smoked not less
than one dozt n cigars within the same
time. During this era of “elevation, 1
while tbe average “statesman" was de
prived of the enjoyment of his accua
tomed luxury, the succulent water*
, it la cot strange to find Him
seeking the luscious fruits of tropical
climes—hence the bills of Messrs.
BrookJ^uiks & do. Brookbanks says
n his evidence “that be was connected
wiih a confectionery and fruit store,
that be furnished such articles as were
usually kept in such establishments,
and that be rendered bills made out
under the head of ‘Sundres,* and re
ceived In payment legislative pay cer
tificates.”
W 3 dew proceed to show the enor
mous expenditures for other purposes.
The first we shall consider is that of
FURNITURE.
We find that there has been paid out
within four years for furniture alone
over two hundred thousand dollars,
and of this amount Mr. Berry and Mr
Fagan, furniture dealers, testify that
at tho present time there Is at the
state-house only seventeen thousand
seven hundred and fifteen dollars’
worth, appraised at the prlcee paid for
It; a list of which was sworn to by
them and is attached to their evidence
This iuciudes three hundred and
twenty-five dollars’ worthjof furniture
purchased by Attorney-General Mel
ton, and paid for by him out of Jbk
contingent fund, and at this time Is in
the attorney-general’s office.
Mr. Berry says he furnished a large
number of Committee rooms outside
Oneinch,
*• «*eh •atavquAst j
Quarterly, rent]-annual <
made Sn liberal temi.\y x i
Ontract a<lrer!i*iDg 'f
ter first ineerttob unit** <*t
No cotntnnnicaUuB will be'
I<*»* accompanied by the n&infeu41
‘he writer, not noceeswrity for
but a.« a guaranty of good faith.
Address, TILE FEOFuj; ,
Barnwell C. II., 8. ff.
"■3S--—«te=-
over the South Carolina Bank and
rust Company were furnished also,
and were occupied by Senator Y. J. P.
Owens, T. Hurley and W. H. Gardiner,
and that he also furnished Speaker
Lee’s rooms and .. ^ ^
OTHER PRIVATE 1.00113
at the boarding bouses of members
with fine carpets, stoves and other fur
niture, and that they were claimed as
committee rooms. He says: “I can
not undertake to explain the accounts
of Mr. Berry. I know that large quan
tities of furniture were furnished by
him every session, and that as soon as
the General Assembly adjourned It dis-
appeared, and I was compelled, under
the order of the Speaker or some com
mlttee chairman, to refurnish all the
rooms as soon as the Legislature met.
These rooms, be adds, “were
OUTSIDE OF TUB CAPITOL
building, and he believes the fufnkure
was stolen by those who bad charge
of it.”
■j^K. Cfreenfleld testified that the
rooms he rented were newly, thor
oughly and, in some Inataqoes, most
extravagantly furnished every fail,
about the time the General Assembly
convened, and that tho furniture was
removed by different persons, and not
by regular dealers, and loojfed as if it
was being divided up among them;
that he rented the rooms with the un
derstanding that they were for public
business, but they may have been
used otherwise,taod that he was gen
erally paid for them with legislative
pay certificates.
I JOHN B. DENNIS .. • 7'
testifies that he purchased furniture
for forty rooms, incladisg the offices
of tbe governor, attorney-general,
comptroller-general, and tbe hall of
the House of Representatives. His
evidence proves most conclusively thnt
a majority of the members of tbe
House combined against the persons
who furnished these goods and de
manded to be paid forvoting for the
claim. Tho bills were more tbaq
doubled and certificates issued for
them.
J . tour ooramlttee, find that a large
portion of the fraudulent certificates
ments, designated as No 37 by A.
Jones, as an evidence that, whilst Pr»
elling In their Bacbsoalian spojth, the
rouses were not. neglected, ., Tha
melody of the molodeon was Invoked
to Inspire wnat spirits would not;
CABPETisa. ‘r f
We could not ascertain ths actual
amounjt of Carpeting purchased of
used, but tbe bills rendered amounted
to several thonsadd dollars per annum.
That some conception may be formed^;
of ibis enormous expenditure, we refer
to tbe evidence of Mr. Burse; wh0*£
measured all »he committee roottik hod
offices In the state-house and eom-
mittce rooms outside, and teetlllew
that It would require only 1,$O0 yard*
to carpet all of them. By reference te
tho account of Stewart, Sutpbon &&
Co., designated as No 73 by A. O. Jones
and reported from committee on oon*
tingent account, it will be found what
during the seesion alone they sold to
the State 4,668 yards of carpeting;
more than one thousand yards being
finest Brussels. Gen. Dennis and ser-
gent-s.t-arms Williams both testify
that the committee rooms were fur*
nlshed with new carpets every sssekm,
which wore carried away in tbs spring
of the year. Gen. Dennis says bs
knows that some of it Was shipped to
Massachusetts. ' . ■
It would be an Irksome task to enu
merate all the accounts rendered for
repairs on committee rooms. Itissuf*
fleent to say that they amounted to
thousands of dollars annually, when It
Is a well known fact that after tbs
state-house was fitted up Dot a com
mittee room was repaired. Safe evi
dence of Robert Scriven and others,
who state that they were in constant
attendance and that no wortf was
done, except placing the wooden par
titions. No transaction was allowed
to pass without paying tribute to ths
inordinate greed which characterized
the majority of the members.
"STATYONXEI.”
Mr.Woodruffs evidence on this sub
ject is ns follows ; “During Hr. Paiy
ker’s term of office and part of Mr.
Cardozo’s, up to the time of specftBesp-
propriations, pay certlficatsa for “sla-
Issued to pay the difference between I tionery,” .which included almostevsry*
the legitimate amount due for furnl- thtD g. pn ^ other accounts, wmre is-
ture and the amount for which it was 10 ® u °h an extent that they sold
■ /i
w*
on the 7th day of name month $1,852.
75 worth, aggregating $3,483.75. This
raised ha vs been-paid.
I WHAT IS LEFT.
After a careful examination of the
furniture in the state-house by Gen
Dennis, be affirms that there Is not left
there more than one-half of what was
purchased, and very few of the clocks,
which were of the finest quality, cost-
ng from $150 to $600 each, and that
out of several mirrors which cost $600
each, only one remains.
report uarkecT
From itwr
“Exhibit A,” to which we
the evidence of A. O. Jones, it appears
that Benj. Byes, chairman of the com
mittee, reported In favor of the raised
claim which defrauded the State of at
oast $45,000; but unfavorably on so
much of it as referred to paying W. E.
Rose a small amount doe him for
boarding tbe upholsterers who were
sent from New York to place and ar
range tbe carpetings, furniture, Ac.
Gen. Dennis testifies that “in the spring I where It will be seen that in January
state-house, as well as bed
rooms. Ho remembers furnishing the
rooms occupied by W. J. Whipper, T
Hurley, T. B. Johnson, J. E. Green and
others, and some of tbe rooms he fur
nlshed as often as throe times. He
also furnished rooms at Mrs. Randall's
for Speaker Mc«es, trade ' rurnftureto
members for pay ceBtlflcaU*, and fur
uished almost all the offices in the
state-house ;• • h-jj
C— EVERY SESSION. "T
« J»
In continuation, he states that he
furnished at least forty bed rooms,but
does not know who occupied them all
or what became of the furniture. Re
amount'was purchased for the Senate
within three days. , Large amounts
were furnished the House at the same .
time, and to the Senate during same ohaaed a lot of furniture from Mr. Ber
was paid for It in legislative
tlflcates.. . ,
We ask reference to the evidence o;
Sergeant-at-arms Williams on the sub
ject of furniture. He says he pur
accounts turned in aa vouchers, a por- rendered and the evidence of Wood-
nsarly every republican and
freabments, like others, assumed the
SENT to THE HOTELS,
♦ice became so general as to embrace boarding houses and residences of the
members and their friends.” Clerk
week by other
shown by the
We also call attention to
No.
referred in
on the streets for from ten to twenty
cents on the dollar iha evidence
shows that the average member never
received oyer ten dollars worth of sta
tionery ; but the bills rendered and
paid by the State ha one session
amounted to $68,000 for this commod
ity alone. Clerk Jones, in his evi
dence, says; “Stationery Included rsv
freshments, dry goods r groceries, oar-
pots, furniture, horses and carrlagas,
and miscellaneous articles of mer
chandise, generally myths.
To further illustrate tbe frauds
committed under this bead, we refer to
vouchers in evidence of JL G, Jones* V
designated os Nos. 5 1-4,6 1-2 and 59 4
amounting in the aggregate to $3,666.
Mr. Jom-a says : “It is Asserted that
these accounts were for boobs and
fine stationery furnished the mem
bers.” Attention Is called to accounts
numbered from 10 12 to 14, fnciustve,
or summer of
a P. LESLIE,
land commissioner, purchased a lot of ]
furniture fpom Mr. Berry, ostensibly
for his office, but in reality for hla 1
residence. Says he was in Governor |
alone one firm furnished $6,68329
worth of stationery, or more, than
fifty dollars worth per mbntkHo each
member. In addition to ths above**
tbe account of Messrs. Bryan & Mc
Carter and Mr. Stokes, well koc
Scott’s office afterwards, and heard an | dealers who reside In Columbia,
altercation bei,weep him and Leslie, wbo "tationery to the House ^
which was caused by the bills being and Senate, ere itemized, and front*
scut to Scott for payment. Scott swore appearances, include most of tbe eta*
that ho would not pay them, but did Uoaery actually used. -
evcutCally Joso from some fund or Clerk Woodruff aays^and the vouch-
other.” j ers prove it) that during one session
The blllo of Mr. Silccx, made out in each senator received a copy ot Web-t
Mr. Leslie’s name, proved that furni-1 stor’a Unabridged Dictionary; and a
ture was supplied by the State to some
of her .distinguished “statesmen” as
far back as I860. ,
, MAKING HASTE TO GROW RICH.
calendar inkstand which ocst $25.
According to evidence spd accounts;.
the Senate often used $10 worth
postage stamps per day.* Gold pi
It Is no longer a matter of surprise at • l n l £8tan d 8 ' 8t > ^ '•
_ * I 1 \t i /'vat n ** w si 43 rt A akntl/
ry, cobsistiug of chairs, tables, wash
stands and bfd room sets. Some of lifleates.
the rooms thus furnished were ocou-
by Gen. *W. J. Whipper, W. H.
. -_.^and James A. Bowley.-s4|$U|N$
ruff, who saya that “the matter of Te- where it Is shown that Mr. Solomon not know what became of tbe furni- him to sell a large portion of bis stock
as numbers 25 1-2 to 26 3-4, inclusive.
to your committee that members who
only received six dollars per diem
could in a few weeks after their arrival
in Columbia, obtain elegant furniture
for their rooms and brussels carpets
for their floor?, and recline on Oriental
spring and sponge mattrasses; while
their constituents were being hounded
down by the inexorable tax-gatherer
to pay the price of these luxuries, v
We find that under the head of “Fur
niture” accounts were presented for
mules* horses, buggies,
and horse feed. . *
These accounts were passed upon
and certificates issued accordingly.
Mr. Gce^qjand says he d!^ not sell
any buggies or carriages directly to
the State, but sold .to the me
and was paid for them with pay cer-
Eo remembers receivieg a
certificate, which proved to bs frau
dulent, in payment for a carriage. At
one time a proposition was made to Poffer;*
Dictionary and fine stationery
tainly afforded our “statesmen^
facility for an eaCtsnai'
epee. v
It hes long been a mystery to tbs
unltiated wberr the matchless dls-
raonds which flashed their
light in the halls of the cap!
showy watch chains aod
watches came from; but as
of Mr. Sulzbacher’s acooonts,
of a similar
m
alone furnished tbe House with $5,877.-
largest proportions, and. orders were 15 worth 0# wines and liquors within
given for liqdots and cigars, which were two months. Mr. Solomon says be had
no difficulty in making collections
while they did business with. him.
Thus It clearly appears that blHi con
but endeavored to collect it, and
was told by J. B. Denuis, James A.
Bewley, Benjamln^Byas and Charles
Mlnort that he had nothing to do with
it, consequently he troubled himself
no more about it He says ths rooms
i mpo verlshed State.
Iu the account of W. J.
torney. at law, designated as
charges the State the modest
$50 per day f6r< forty
professional services re,
mlttee appointed to
the aflbtai of th« Bin
garQjs’a
■sm
of Carriages and buggies 4f be would
make out his account against the State
and receive pay certificates in
meet thereof, which he-dsoliaed.
We'alap refer to-'ihe
tei